St. John's Catholic Prep (Buckeystown, MD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Green/Gold/White Coach: Daryl Hayes League: MIAA C Playoff Division: MIAA C Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 11 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Joey Keys 6'0" 220 Senior RB/MLB 4.7 D.J. Newton 5'11" 190 RB/FS 4.6 Dennis Pittenger 6'1" 245 OL/DL 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Run Defense Team Weaknesses: Depth, Smallest School In State RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -5.4 2016 National Rank: #8757 2016 State Rank: #138 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +13.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4 2017 Starting Power Rating: 8.1 2017 National Rank: #5439 2017 State Rank: #86 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -0.6 Dynasty National Rank: #8413 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.7 Dynasty Record: 30-11-1 (19-4-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 20.1 2016 Points Against Average: 14.4 2016 Differential: +5.7 2016 Wins: #8986 Annapolis Area Christian (Severn) (16-12), #8986 Annapolis Area Christian (Severn) (12-6), #10440 Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Baltimore) (30-16), #12001 Maryland Christian (Bel Air) (8-0), #12926 Friends (Baltimore) (45-2), #12926 Friends (Baltimore) (58-6) 2016 Losses: #5328 St. James (Hagerstown) (40-0), #8553 Potomac School (McLean, VA) (30-11), #8986 Annapolis Area Christian (Severn) (18-14), #10440 Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Baltimore) (14-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 57-43 Recent State Championships: 2016, 2013 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2013 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 2 Streak List: 11/4/16 Friends (Baltimore) (45-2), 11/12/16 Annapolis Area Christian (Severn) (12-6) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Carroll [John] (Bel Air), 9/8 Friends (Baltimore), 9/15 St. James (Hagerstown), 9/23 at Concordia Prep (Towson), 9/29 at Friends (Baltimore), 10/6 at Annapolis Area Christian (Severn), 10/13 Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Baltimore), 10/21 at Maryland Christian (Bel Air), 10/27 Annapolis Area Christian (Severn), 11/3 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Baltimore) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. James (Hagerstown) (7.9), Annapolis Area Christian (Severn) (-3.4), Carroll [John] (Bel Air) (-4.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Friends (Baltimore) (-30), Maryland Christian (Bel Air) (-22.7), Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Baltimore) (-13.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.4 (-9.8 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #174 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10933 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 29% |